What does a Carlbach Minyan do? How is it different than a normal minyan?
Many of the Tehillim are sung out loud, together, to tunes composed by Reb Carlebach. The last few psukim of the Tehillim not sung are sung out loud together. Lecha Dodi is sung, together, to a usually up-beat tune. A few of the psukim between Barchu and the Amida are sung out loud. V’Shamru and Va’Yachulu are sung out loud. Those davening nusach Sfard sing Mizmor L’David out loud. There’s hand clapping, table banging, and some dancing thrown in as well.
It’s a very exuberant, up-beat davening. It takes (in our shule) about an hour and 10 or 15 minutes, which is a bit longer than the regular minyan.
As I mentioned previously, I can’t do it every week anymore. I go when my daughter is home, because she loves it.